The giant box your favorite Christmas present came in could make you a target for Scrooges

The giant box your favorite Christmas present came in could make you a target for Scrooges

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Updated: 10:11 AM EST Dec 25, 2017

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WEBVTT POLICE ARE GOINGTHE EXTRA MILE TO TRACK DOWNTHOSE CROOKS.>> IT IS FREE SHOPPING WITH ACLICK OF YOUR MOUSE.HERE'S HOPING YOUR PACKAGES WILLSTILL BE THERE.>> LEADING RIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS.>> DELIVERIES RAMPING UP ANDPACKAGES PILING ON.>> THIS WAS AN AMAZON PACKAGEORIGINALLY.WE PUT A PACKAGE INSIDE.IT TECHNOLOGY GOES INSIDE.>> IT COULD GIVE THEM A TRIP TOJAIL.>> FOR THE MOST PART, IT IS KINDOF AN OPPORTUNITY.>> IS SEEMS VERY LIKE CSI.>> THIEVES HAVE STRUCK BEFORE,FOLKS PUTTING UP SIGNS HOPINGFOR NO MORE.

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The giant box your favorite Christmas present came in could make you a target for Scrooges

While Christmas Day is typically one filled with joy, a Scrooge can turn your holiday into a nightmare.

Law enforcement officials are asking people to remain vigilant when they throw out big boxes that their gifts came in. Officials in Tallahassee, Florida, are even asking residents to hold onto their empty boxes until trash day. The city has also set up special recycling bins across the city as another option to dispose of those boxes.

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"One of the easiest things to do, is don't advertise what you've got in your house for Christmas," Lt. Grady Jordan with the Leon County Sheriff's Office told WCTV." Don't put those TV boxes out on the road, those big electronic boxes. People that are out scouting, those thieves that are out scouting the neighborhoods to see what is in those homes, we don't want you to advertise that."

Even keeping gifts under the Christmas tree can make you a target for thieves. If your tree is close to a window, crooks could spot your presents, but if you move them to another room, it makes the threat of a break-in less likely.

Remaining vigilant during this holiday season will help to keep your Christmas especially jolly.